2000-11-15
When I was last in Mexico at the beginning of the year, I noticed that all
toothpaste tubes were in rational millilitres. The one I remember seeing
most was a 100 mL size. The tube looked exactly like our tubes. I just
wonder if the irrational tube sizes in both SI and FFU is because they are
stating mass and not volume. If they stated volume, it might prove to be a
rational amount in millilitres.
John
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Behalf Of Hillger, Don
Sent: Wednesday, 2000-11-15 13:24
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:9199] new metric product
Not all is bad metrically:
My wife recently brought home a tube of Sensodyne toothpaste in a new
size labeled "Free 33% more 5.3oz at 4.0oz price" (literal text), but
the quantity line says "5.3 OZ (150g)"
I'm not going to complain about there being no space between the number
and the unit. Rather I'm glad to see the rounded 150 g size! Not sure
if this is a trend or just a coincidence? The last time I examined the
toothpaste shelves at the grocery store, it seemed like use of rounded
metric was very limited. At the same time, the size in ounces on most
tubes was also far from rounded.
Don
